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PG&E and Cal Fire reportedly feud over use of helicopter saw in the Bay Area
Feb. 28, 2022File -- A PG&E helicopter inspects power lines near Forest Hill, California.San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via GettPG&E's use of a giant, whirring 8-blade buzzsaw suspended from a helicopter to remove tree limbs near power lines in the Bay Area has been rebuked by Cal Fire as unsafe. After being found responsible for…
4 dead after military-contracted helicopter crashes at missile range in Hawaii, Navy says
At least 4 people were killed Tuesday morning after a military-contracted helicopter crashed at a missile range facility in Kauai, Hawaii.The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-61N, was supporting a training operation at the Navy facility when it crashed on its northern end around 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Pacific Missile Range Facility's public affairs office.Four people died as a…
Liam Gallagher: ‘You know when I fell out the helicopter the other day, I said it was an act of God’
Liam Gallagher joined The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X this morning to announce his Knebworth gig.TRANSCRIPTLG: Liam GallagherCM: Chris MoylesLiam says he’s dedicated a tune on his new album to Noel: “it’s a naughty little tune, but it’s lovely”CM: Alright, so the new album is coming out, you can pre-order the new album. What's…
NASA’s Mars helicopter decided not to take its 14th flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, pulled out of taking its next flight after spotting an issue shortly before take-off. Ingenuity arrived on Mars with NASA’s Perseverance rover in February, and two months later became the first aircraft to achieve controlled, powered flight on another planet. Since then, the 4-pound, 19-inch-tall machine has been zipping across the…